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Parents urge review of sixth‑grade 'My Future, My Choice' lessons 4 and 6
Summary
Three parents told the Bend‑LaPine board they consider lessons four and six of the sixth‑grade health curriculum 'My Future, My Choice' age‑inappropriate and asked the board to review the material; the board heard the comments during public comment but no decision was recorded.
Three members of the public told the Bend‑LaPine Administrative SD 1 board on June 16 they are concerned about specific lessons in the district’s sixth‑grade health curriculum "My Future, My Choice." The commenters—Marlene Hunsburgger, Sheree Fry and Debbie Allison—asked the board to review lessons four and six and determine whether they are appropriate for sixth‑grade students.
Why it matters: curriculum content decisions affect classroom instruction and community trust. Public comment is the board’s formal avenue for community input; the transcript records the speakers flagging these lessons but does not show board action or staff response during the meeting.
What was said: according to the meeting record, the three commenters addressed the board together, stressing that lessons four and six contain material they considered age‑inappropriate for sixth graders and asking the board to reassess those parts of the curriculum. The transcript does not include verbatim statements from each commenter, nor does it record a staff reply or a motion to change the curriculum during the June 16 meeting.
Next steps and context: the board received these public comments as part of the meeting’s public‑comment period. The meeting record does not show a vote or directive to staff; any formal review, change, or referral to staff would need to be taken up at a future meeting or through an explicit board action not included in the transcript.
